Goa, Goa, India This morning, we are visiting Goa. That should not be confused with the State of Goa, although the city of Goa is in the...

Mangaluru (Mangalore), Karnataka, India Happy Easter Everyone! It really isn’t Regent’s fault that the cruise arrives at a port on Easter...

Kochi (Cochin), State of Kerala, India So confusing, Indian, Portuguese, Dutch, English, Indian. The Mariner is only docked here from...

Male, Maldives Anchored off shore The Mariner is still anchored about 750 meters off the shore of Male. Total is a little cooler than...

Male, Maldives Anchored off shore The morning started very early, 3:30 am. Yes, that is a time on the clock, and it isn’t a time to be...

Cruising the Bay of Bengal A day of rest. We are on our way to the Maldives. Unfortunately, all the excursions in the Maldives have to do...

Colombo, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Many of us know of Sri Lanka, but often don’t make the connection to Ceylon. It was way back in 1972 that...

Cruising the Amdaman Sea Days 78 & 79 It seems strange but we have less than sixty days remaining on the cruise. The strange part is...

Phuket, Thailand Phuket is an island and a city. It sits on the Malay peninsula between Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, and Malaysia. On one...

Penang, Malaysia After yesterday day we are already beat, and the day has just begun. Our excursion this morning, well late morning, was...

Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia (not far from Kuala Lumpur) We arrive in the Port of Klang at 9:00. It is the port city which serves Kuala...

Singapore, Singapore Buongiorno. Yes, a second day in Singapore.  Our excursion today is much shorter than yesterday. Probably a good...

Singapore, Singapore Good morning, today we arrive in Singapore, the city and the country, at 10 in the morning. We are still having some...

Semarang, Java, Indonesia Good morning, Campers! Our excursion today is entitled Vintage Train & Plantation Visit. This morning, we will...

Tanjung Benoa, Southeast Coast of Bali, Indonesia Good morning, it appears to be yet another beautiful day in the South Pacific, although...

Lho Liang, Komodo Island, Indonesia Buongiorno! There is one thing and one thing only to do today. Visit  Taman Nasional Komodo, Lho...

Cruising The Timor Sea Buongiornio. Today is going to be a nice quite day. The ship is celebrating the Oscars. We don’t care. As soon as...

Darwin, Australia February 19, Darwin under attack! The Japanese attacked the Australian homeland for the first time on February 19,...

Cruising the Arafura Sea Buongiorno, another beautiful day is rising over the horizon. How is that the sunrises still continue to fill...

Cruising the Arafura Sea Sunrise and sunset, daily activities, however they are something else when you are sailing. They are nearly...